what is the easiest instrument to play

[suzie_day]

i was just wondering, cos every one says that the tenor horn is easiest, because the mouth piece is neither too big nor too small, yet from my experience, the baritone is easiest.

[RvT]

The most easiest job is not on your list. I would have voted for the conductor..

[Rebecca Devaney]

I heard a man interviewed in the Lord Mayor's parade saying he swopped from the trumpet to the baritone because he was getting old and it was easier.

Don't think I can vote, I've only ever played cornet (and trumpet). Although I can get really high notes on my husbands baritone!

[suzie_day]

baritones rule okay?

[jp_euph]

"The most easiest job is not on your list. I would have voted for the conductor"

ha, obviously never tried then.

[gcb_trombone]

Having played the tenor horn for most of my musical career and after playing trombone for the past 5 years, id probably say that either the baritone or tenor horn would be easier to play.
the Horn is a reasonable size that doesn't require too much effort to fill, not does it require too much effort to pitch - due to being in the middle range.
The baritone, although is slightly bigger, i find takes slightly more filling but due to the size doesn;t require so much attention to pitching.

My trombone is fine for what i do, but for general intonation and stuff like that id say the horn for definate.
Thats my humble opinion anyway

[KierenTI]

I think you will find that the conductor has the hardest job in the band and not 'the easiest'. Try getting any band that doesn't make a habit of listening to each other in tune and in time and you will soon see the difficulty of there task!

[bbocaner]

I'm a US euphonium and trombone player who has played baritone for around 10 years and has been very serious about the baritone for at least 4 years in a championship-level US band. I firmly believe that the euphonium is a MUCH easier instrument than baritone. Tuning, response, resistance... everything about the baritone is more challenging. However, the typical parts in a brass band arrangement for euphonium are much harder. So are we talking what's easier to play or what's easier to play in a brass band?